European Parliament legislative resolution on the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee for a European Parliament and Council directive amending Directive 94/62/EC on packaging and packaging waste (PE-CONS 3697/2003 – C5-0629/2003 – 2001/0291(COD))
(Codecision procedure: third reading)
The European Parliament,
– having regard to the joint text approved by the Conciliation Committee and the interinstitutional statement thereon (PE-CONS 3697/2003 – C5-0629/2003),
– having regard to its position at first reading(1) on the Commission proposal to Parliament and the Council (COM(2001) 729)(2),
– having regard to its position at second reading(3) on the Council common position(4),
– having regard to the Commission's opinion on Parliament's amendments to the common position (COM(2003) 536 - C5-0433/2003)(5),
– having regard to Article 251(5) of the EC Treaty,
– having regard to Rule 83 of its Rules of Procedure,
– having regard to the report of its delegation to the Conciliation Committee (A5-0006/2004),
1. Approves the joint text and confirms the joint European Parliament, Council and Commission statement thereon;
2. Instructs its President to sign the act with the President of the Council pursuant to Article 254(1) of the EC Treaty;
3. Instructs its Secretary-General duly to sign the act and, in agreement with the Secretary-General of the Council, to have it published, together with the interinstitutional statement thereon, in the Official Journal of the European Union;
4. Instructs its President to forward this legislative resolution to the Council and Commission.